初中英语阅读专项训练

When a rich man was about fifty, his only son was born. He and his wife were very pleased. They took good care of him and gave him all he wanted. When their son grew up, he didn’t do anything except gambling(赌博) all day. Soon he lost all his parents’ money to others. His parents did their best to stop him from gambling, but he didn’t listen to them at all and soon he sold the fields and houses. The old man and the woman were both angry about it and before long they died. From then on he lived nowhere. He couldn’t live any longer and nobody would lend money to him. He wanted to find work, but no one hired(雇) him. He had to beg from door to door in the daytime and sleep under a bridge at night.

One day, when the young man was begging in the street, he met his aunt. The woman had pity on him and found work for him. She said,” I’ve found work for you. A cemetery(墓地) needs a doorkeeper(守门人). It’s the lightest work. You needn’t do anything there.”

“Thank you very much,”the young man said happily and went to the cemetery at once.

But two days later the young man came back and said to his aunt angrily, “All the persons in the cemetery are lying, but I have to sit there. It’s unfair(不公平的)!I can’t work there any more!”

1. The rich man and his wife gave the boy all he wanted because _______________.

A. he was their only son

B. they were very rich

C. they loved him very much

D. he was very clever

2. The young man didn’t do anything because ______________.

A. it took all his time to study at school

B. his parents did all for him

C. he looked after his old parents

D. he was busy gambling all the time

3. Dying,the old man and his wife were ______________ .

A. sorry B. sad C. happy D. strange

4. The old man and his wife died after______________.

A. their son had lost all their family property(财产)

B. their son had begun to beg from door to door

C. their son had met his aunt in the street

D. their son had thought himself wrong

5. The word “beg” in the story means ______________.

A.请求 B. 请愿 C. 乞讨 D. 恳求

6. The young man began to beg in the street because______________.

A. he could do nothing B. his parents had died

C. nobody had pity on him D. he went on gambling

(二) What Killed Him?

It was half past seven. Mr Park didn’t come back yet. The dishes hardly got cold and a few children were hungry. Mrs Park had to say sorry to her brother and sisters. The dinner started but none felt happy. The woman was sure her husband had been drunk in a certain bar(酒吧) . She had called most of his friends by then, but they hadn’t seen him.

Three hours later the man got home, with a policeman’s help. Mrs Park had to take his dirty clothes off and wash him. Then she helped him lie down. She knew he couldn’t hear her and said nothing. The next morning the man woke up when breakfast was ready. And his wife began to read a newspaper, “Here’s another lesson. Young Ron got into the boat just at that moment when it left the bank. And as he had drunk much, he tried to sit on the side of the boat. The young man fell into the river and was drowned(淹死).”

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Then she turned to her husband, “Now, sir, if he had not drunk much whisky(威士忌), he would not have lost his life!”

Mr Park stopped to ask, “Didn’t he die until he fell in?”

“James, you are really silly(傻的) ! Of course not.”

“Well, sir,” the man said with a smile. “For it you must understand what killed him on earth!”

1. At first Mrs Park hoped to ______________.

A. invite Mr Park’s friends B. wait for her husband

C. help her husband D. go to punish her husband

2. ______________, so the dinner started.

A. Mr Park refused to have dinner with them

B. Mr Park was busy that evening

C. Some of the guests were hungry

D. Mrs Park was going to look for her husband

3. Mr Park drank so much that ______________ .

A. he couldn’t get home by himself B. he lost his way home

C. he forgot the dinner D. he forgot to tell his wife where he was

4. Mrs Park read the newspaper in order ______________ .

A. to warn her husband

B. to frighten her husband

C. that her husband wouldn’t take a boat after drinking

D. that her husband would give up drinking

5. Mr Park thought ______________ .

A. he would have to give up drinking B. the killer was not whisky, but water

C. he had to thank his wife for her help D. the young man was weak at swimming

(三)

Anna, Bernard, Carmen and Diana, three girls and a boy, were all born in the same hospital on the same day last month. One day all of their four mothers asked a nurse to give them each a bath(洗澡), because their fathers were soon coming to the hospital to see their babies. But the nurse was new. She took off their name labels(标签) one by one when she bathed them, but she forgot to put any of them on again.

She knew only some things about each baby.

Only two of the babies have some hair, but they aren’t Anna and Carmen.

Only one of the babies cries all the time but Anna is a happy baby.

One baby always quietly sucks its thumbs(吮手指) but has no hair at all. Its name is Anna.

One baby always touches the right ear and cries a lot, but she isn’t the smallest baby.

The fattest baby has no hair, and never cries. This baby doesn’t suck the thumbs, too.

One of the babies with the red hair never cries but moves here and there.

Can the nurse work out which baby is which before the fathers arrive? Of course she can. How about you?

1. Why did the things become mixed (混乱的)? Because ______________.

A. the babies’ fathers were coming

B. the mothers were mixed

C. the nurse was new

D. the babies wanted to have a bath each

2. Diana is the girl. Diana______________.

A. is the smallest baby B. always touches the left ear

C. always cries D. likes playing by herself

3.______________ has hair and moves here and there.

A. Diana B. Bernard C. Carmen D. Anna

4. Anna______________.

A. cries all the time B. isn’t the fattest

C. doesn’t suck the thumbs D. has red hair

(四)

Jim is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago and he had to find work himself. One day, when he was begging(乞讨) in the street, he found a bag full of money. He found the loser, Mr Jackson, and returned it to him. Mr Jackson thanked him very much. When he knew Jim’s past, he brought the boy home and told him to work in his house. The boy works hard and always listens to Mr and Mrs Jackson and never touches anything expensive in the room. They like him.

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Mr Jackson likes planting trees. There’re a lot of kinds of precious(珍奇的) trees in his garden. When he’s free, he always a ppreciates(欣赏) them for a long time.

The week before last Mr Jackson brought a few trees home, planted them in the garden himself and watered them every day. Several days later he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Jim, “Take good care of the plants (树苗) when I’m out. Some boys always want to steal (偷) them.”

Six days later Mr Jackson came back. As soon as he saw the boy, he asked, “Has anybody come to steal the trees yet?”

”No, sir,” Jim said happily, “To stop them from stealing the plants, I pulled them six days ago and now they have been hidden for nearly a week!”

1. When Jim was______________ , his parents died.

A. eleven B. twelve

C. thirteen D. fifteen

2. Jim had to find work himself because______________ .

A. he had no friends B. he wasn’t polite

C. nobody helped him D. he wasn’t able

3. Mr and Mrs Jackson like Jim because ______________.

A. the boy is honest(诚实的)

B. the boy returned the bag to him

C. the boy is from a poor family

D. the boy never touches anything

4. Mr Jackson often appreciates the trees in his garden because______________.

A. he likes all kinds of trees B. he planted them himself

C. they’re beautiful D. they’re all precious

5. Mr Jackson was afraid ______________before he went out.

A. Jim would forget to water the trees

B. Jim would bring the other boys to his garden

C. somebody would steal the plants

D. somebody would cut the plants

(五)

Westcott was six years old. He got some money from his mother every week. He bought a lot of things from the shops, but he didn’t need them really, and he put them everywhere. One day his mother gave him an exercise-book and said, “Now,Westcott,when you buy anything, I want you to write it down in the exercise-book, and write down how much you have paid for it too. Then you can look at it again when your money’s all gone (花光了), and you won’t waste(浪费) so much money next time, will you?” Westcott nodded.

After a week, Westcott said to his mother, “Do you know, Mum, before I spend any money now, I really stop and think!”

His mother was very pleased and thought, “Well, my dear son has learned the value(价值) of money now.” But she wasn’t so happy when she heard,”Yes, Mum,before I buy anything, I always ask myself, ‘Can I spell that word in my exercise-book?’”

1. What did Westcott get from his mother every week?

A. Some shops. B. An exercise-book.

C. A new violin. D. Some money.

2. What did Westcott’s mother want him to do?

A. She wanted him to know how to spend money.

B. She wanted her son not to waste money.

C. She wanted her son to ask for more money.

D. She wanted her son not to ask for any money.

3. What did Westcott do before he spent any money?

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(一)

When a rich man was about fifty, his only son was born. He and his wife were very pleased. They took good care of him and gave him all he wanted. When their son grew up, he didn’t do anything except gambling(赌博) all day. Soon he lost all his parents’ money to others. His parents did their best to stop him from gambling, but he didn’t listen to them at all and soon he sold the fields and houses. The old man and the woman were both angry about it and before long they died. From then on he lived nowhere. He couldn’t live any longer and nobody would lend money to him. He wanted to find work, but no one hired(雇) him. He had to beg from door to door in the daytime and sleep under a bridge at night.

One day, when the young man was begging in the street, he met his aunt. The woman had pity on him and found work for him. She said,” I’ve found work for you. A cemetery(墓地) needs a doorkeeper(守门人). It’s the lightest work. You needn’t do anything there.”

“Thank you very much,”the young man said happily and went to the cemetery at once.

But two days later the young man came back and said to his aunt angrily, “All the persons in the cemetery are lying, but I have to sit there. It’s unfair(不公平的)!I can’t work there any more!”

1. The rich man and his wife gave the boy all he wanted because _______________.

A. he was their only son

B. they were very rich

C. they loved him very much

D. he was very clever

2. The young man didn’t do anything because ______________.

A. it took all his time to study at school

B. his parents did all for him

C. he looked after his old parents

D. he was busy gambling all the time

3. Dying,the old man and his wife were ______________ .

A. sorry B. sad C. happy D. strange

4. The old man and his wife died after______________.

A. their son had lost all their family property(财产)

B. their son had begun to beg from door to door

C. their son had met his aunt in the street

D. their son had thought himself wrong

5. The word “beg” in the story means ______________.

A.请求 B. 请愿 C. 乞讨 D. 恳求

6. The young man began to beg in the street because______________.

A. he could do nothing B. his parents had died

C. nobody had pity on him D. he went on gambling

(二) What Killed Him?

It was half past seven. Mr Park didn’t come back yet. The dishes hardly got cold and a few children were hungry. Mrs Park had to say sorry to her brother and sisters. The dinner started but none felt happy. The woman was sure her husband had been drunk in a certain bar(酒吧) . She had called most of his friends by then, but they hadn’t seen him.

Three hours later the man got home, with a policeman’s help. Mrs Park had to take his dirty clothes off and wash him. Then she helped him lie down. She knew he couldn’t hear her and said nothing. The next morning the man woke up when breakfast was ready. And his wife began to read a newspaper, “Here’s another lesson. Young Ron got into the boat just at that moment when it left the bank. And as he had drunk much, he tried to sit on the side of the boat. The young man fell into the river and was drowned(淹死).”